The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster fueled global fears about nuclear energy and slowed down its development in Europe and ...

Millions more Americans might qualify for dual Canadian citizenship under a recent change to Canada’s requirements that has ...

The Illinois Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion welcomed a new senior enlisted leader during a change ...

An Effingham man pleaded not guilty on Thursday to the charge of armed robbery without a firearm related to an incident at the Days Inn on March 31. Nicholas A.

Effingham County 4-H members Sierra and Elizabeth Kreke recently represented the county at the Illinois 4-H Legislative ...

The Mary J. Booth Library at Eastern Illinois University recently recognized Hazel Norris of Toledo as a first-place award recipient in the undergraduate student category for the 2026 Awards for ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Tuesday barring state employees from using insider information to place bets on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.

A newly proposed Illinois constitutional amendment would change the way legislative and representative districts are drawn in ...

Retired Court Reporter Julie Hecht and retired state legislature and judge Richard Brummer were the first to be interviewed ...

US stocks rise toward more records ...

A Comprehensive Plan for Living Well, a landmark multisector plan addressing the needs of older adults and caregivers. The ...

The Effingham Fire Department received a call at 10:37 a.m. Tuesday for a report of an apartment building on fire in the 300 ...